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Last week, Secretary Hillary Clinton detailed her economic plans for America. Part of that speech included that she will defend and improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Hillary said that for her, “that includes giving Americans, in every state, a choice of a public option health insurance plan that will help everybody afford coverage, it[…]

CLAYTON • St. Louis County on Tuesday became the first jurisdiction in Missouri to enact a program aimed at monitoring the sale of prescription drugs, specifically the opioids experts call the entry point to heroin abuse. The unanimous County Council vote came hours after the Missouri House gave initial approval to a bill that would[…]

Janet and Kyleigh are helping open doors to better access to healthcare for those with chronic conditions. Big thanks to Senator Kurt Schaefer and Representatives Sheila Solon and Tila Hubrecht for championing this issue in the MO General Assembly! ‪#‎Biosimilars‬ ‪#‎moleg‬

ST. LOUIS — Three days after St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s Los Angeles relocation application admonishing the city was released to the public, the St. Louis stadium task force offered a formal, detailed response. In a five-page letter sent to the league office as well as the NFL’s 32 owners Friday, Missouri Governor Jay[…]

Dueling versions of legislation would each create a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri, the only state that doesn’t have one. Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, pre-filed the House version of the bill Thursday, which would give doctors and pharmacists easy access to recent drug purchases by patients as a way to combat doctor shopping. “After[…]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Kevin Corlew, R-Kansas City, pre-filed a bill last week that would modify certain provisions intended to make expert witness testimony in court cases more reliable. Corlew is basing this bill, HB 1676, on the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals U.S. Supreme Court decision of 1993, which created new standards for expert[…]

COLUMBIA – The approval of powdered alcohol was not welcomed with open arms in Missouri. Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, pre-filed a bill Thursday to ban the sale and service of powdered alcohol. Senate Bill 797 would make the possession of powdered alcohol a Class C Misdemeanor. Pearce worked with Rep. Patricia Pike, R-Adrian on the[…]

The Uber ride-sharing service has faced sharp questioning from authorities about its insurance policies for its drivers in the year and a half it has been operating in Florida. However, there may finally be an answer. This past year, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation decided that Uber’s $1 million commercial insurance policy with James[…]

Criminal justice reform is the most important issue facing the General Assembly in 2016. Successful criminal justice reform will keep Tennesseans safe, and keep public spending down. Accordingly, over the coming months I will be looking to enhance penalties for violent offenders and to consider alternative penalties for non-violent offenders. I believe these are twin[…]